A soldier from the 40th Regiment Royal Artillery has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said today. More: continued here

FedEx goes green by switching some of its conventional delivery trucks to hybrid trucks. More: continued here

Margaret Tatta is 93 years old. She’s lived in West Haven every one of those years and has been using the Baybrook post office for 22 years. More: continued here

Pune: Bluemarine, Sea Value and Starfall excelled when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (July 25). Sand track: 600m: Rockeby Venus (Kharadi) 40. Easy. Royal Panache (rb) 42. Easy. Auraria … More: continued here

Stamps Honor Lighthouses That Stood Defiant to Gulf Coast HurricanesistockAnalyst.com (press release)Joining Tobin in dedicating the stamps were Biloxi Mayor AJ Holloway, Biloxi Historian Emeritus Murella Powell, Alabama Lighthouse Association President …and more » More: continued here

AllGov Food Stamp Use by Military Families on the RiseAllGovMilitary families outpaced the rest of the country in using food stamps last year by a considerable margin, according to the Department of Defense. … More: continued here

Costly birthday cardHalifax Evening CourierIt worked out a expensive birthday card, don't you think? l A Royal Mail spokesman said: Since August 2006, UK postage prices have been based on the size of … More: continued here

WALA-TV FOX10 Stamped into historySunHerald.com (registration) (registration)The line wrapped around the parking lot as stamp and lighthouse enthusiasts alike waited to purchase memorabilia from the US Postal Service and get the …New 1st-class stamps show 5 Gulf Coast lighthousesMiamiHerald.comPort Lavaca groups to celebrate stamp issuanceVictoria AdvocateStamps Honor Lighthouses That Stood …

Stamp proposed to honor TulareanVisalia Times-DeltaThe stamp could appear by 2012 if the proposal is accepted by a citizens advisory committee of the Postal Service. Zumwalt, a Tulare Union High School …and more » More: continued here

BBC News British Royal Mail walkout startsThe TimesSome 12000 employees of Britain's Royal Mail began Saturday a three-day strike to protest against job and pay cuts, the second walkout by postal employees …London post workers start strikeBBC NewsMail workers set for fresh strikesThe Press AssociationFurther strikes hit Royal Mail servicesScotsmanGuardian …